Can D-ATIS be obtained using and what is the primary difference between
- D-ATIS (Frequency given in Airport diagram(jeppesen)) ?.
- 2.Using AOC function and obtaining D-ATIS using DSP (SITA or ARINC))?.
1.Example: if you look at EDDF (Frankfurt Main) D-ATIS Departure Frequency is 118.730Mhz, should we enter this frequency in RMP3 of Airbus A320 and obtain D-ATIS message using MCDU ?.(I haven't been able to find any videos of pilots obtaining messages using this method)
2.ACARS is a network that is made possible by 2 Major DSP (Datalink Service Provider) SITA and ARINC and Airline partners with either of the 2 to provide them with services, one of them being Weather. SRC: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rJOaZ8_2sxQ SRC: https://www.aviationmatters.co/what-is-acars/ ->DSP Frequencies.
Edit: VHHH (Hong Kong International Airport), Airport Diagram from Jeppesen include D-ATIS frequency and as well as under ACARS: D-ATIS, PDC, DCL can be obtained. Which one to use to obtain D-ATIS ?.
The advantage of using ACARS D-ATIS rather than using D-ATIS Frequency(From jeppesen chart) is because we can obtain D-ATIS of destination aerodrome before even we are in the VHF coverage of the aerodrome because we will be in contact with frequency(either VHF if flying over ground or SATCOM if flying over oceanic area) of our DSP and DSP will fetch D-ATIS of our Destination.